Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. reported its lowest quarterly sales total in more than 13 years Thursday, sending shares down more than 10% in after-hours trading. Smith & Wesson SWBI, -1.03% repor...
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AT&T’s Dividend-Loving Investors Are Dialing the Wrong Number
AT&T income-hungry shareholders should have seen it coming. In April last year, a month before announcing the spinoff of its media division to shareholders in the form of shares of a 71% stake in ...
Rivian Stock Jumps. It Will Make All-Electric Commercial Vehicles With Mercedes.
Text size Rivian makes electric delivery vans for Amazon. Mustafa Hussain/Getty Images Rivian Automotive and Mercedes-Benz will partner to build all-electric commercial vehicles. Investors didn’t expe...
FuelCell Reports Strongest Quarterly Revenue in 5 Years. The Stock Still Falls.
Text size FuelCell reported revenue of $43.1 million for its fiscal third quarter. Jung Yeon-je /AFP via Getty Images FuelCell Energy shares traded lower Thursday as the producer of units that make el...
‘These are not laundromat tokens.’ SEC chief sends warning to crypto industry
Gary Gensler had strong words for the crypto industry in a Thursday speech, telling an audience of lawyers that the “vast majority” of the nearly 10,000 existing crypto tokens are securities, being is...
She called herself the Mother Teresa of Florida small-business lending, but investigators say she was really running a $194 million Ponzi scheme
Johanna Garcia claimed her merchant cash-advance business was so helpful to small businesses in Florida that she was like the Catholic saint Mother Teresa. But to the 15,400 investors who sank $194.1 ...
Preferred stocks can offer hidden opportunities for dividend investors. Just look at this JPMorgan Chase example.
This is shaping up to be a brutal year for bank stocks. But a deeper look can highlight an opportunity for income-seeking investors to make money on banks’ preferred stocks. But the S&P 500 SPX, +...
Elizabeth Holmes wants a new trial, citing regrets from key witness against her
SAN FRANCISCO — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes requested a new trial Tuesday, asserting in a court filing that a key witness for the prosecution now regrets the role he played in her convicti...
‘They don’t have a clue about money.’ My daughter has a spending problem, and her husband, who has a trust fund until he’s 30, says yes to everything she wants. But what happens when the money runs out? Do they need professional help?
How to find the right financial adviser for your needs. Getty Images Question: I just went through six weeks of trying to help my daughter and son-in-law buy a house. They don’t have a clue about mone...
These quant funds poured nearly $1 billion into Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway last quarter
Some of the biggest hedge funds have increased their stakes in Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A, -0.26% BRK.B, -0.39% amounting to over $900 million. The likes of Bridgewater Associates and q...
UiPath Stock Sinks on Cut to Fiscal-Year Revenue Forecast
Text size UiPath, the robotic-process automation software company, cut its revenue outlook for the fiscal year. Courtesy UiPath UiPath stock was sinking Wednesday after the robotic-process automation ...
12 semiconductor stocks bucking the downcycle trend
Semiconductor stocks have been great outperformers over long periods, but their movement this year underscores how cyclical the industry can be. Here is a look behind the numbers that are driving down...
Bed Bath & Beyond CFO who leapt to his death from New York skyscraper faced ‘pump and dump’ allegation just days earlier
Gustavo Arnal, the CFO of Bed Bath & Beyond who leapt to his death from a Manhattan skyscraper last week, had faced a “pump and dump” allegation less than two weeks earlier. On Friday Arnal fell t...
Bill Ackman says stocks will soon be a ‘buy’ now that the Fed is ‘doing what it has to do’ to fight inflation
“‘Once people realize the Fed doesn’t have to keep increasing rates and will soon take rates down…that will be a buy signal for markets.’” — Bill Ackman Pershing Square Capital Management’s billionair...
Verizon Hikes Its Dividend for the 16th Straight Year
Text size Verizon stock’s yield of around 6.2% far exceeds that of the broader market. Scott Olson/Getty Images Verizon Communications already offered a very big yield. The company sweetened the...
Ernst & Young Leaders Expected to Approve Plan to Split Accounting Company
Ernst & Young’s leaders are expected this week to give the green light to splitting its auditing and consulting businesses, paving the way for the biggest shake-up in the accounting profession in ...
Ford and Rivian Recall Some EVs
Text size Rivian and Ford have recalled some of their EVs including the R1S, R1T and Mustang Mach Es. Courtesy of Rivian Ford Motor and Rivian Automotive recalled some electric vehicles. EV recalls ar...
Bitcoin Prices Are Falling. Why Analysts Say a ‘Massive Capitulation’ Is Coming.
Text size Bitcoin continues to trade at less than one-third its all-time high from November 2021. Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were under pressure on Monday. While...
Samsung says personal data of some U.S. customers exposed in breach
Samsung Electronics Co. is warning some U.S. customers that their personal data was exposed in a recent breach. Samsung announced the breach in a brief statement late Friday, as Americans were about t...
AMD Is the Chip Stock to Buy Over Nvidia and Intel, Says Analyst. Here’s Why.
Text size AMD releases its next-generation Ryzen 7000 series chips on Sept. 27. Dreamstime Advanced Micro Devices is the best bet out of the three major U.S. computer chip companies, according to Stif...